Is Wikileaks a force for good?

Wikileaks was created in the year 2006 by Julian Assange.  It publishes secret or classified or private  information. It receives it through anonymous news sources and leaks. It works under the slogan 'We open Governments' and at first it was possible to edit it whoever you are. Now it has become a bit more traditional as only selected writers can publish any articles. It now is surrounded by controversy and cold blooded people control it.

Many people will say that they want to know what their governments and politicians are up to after all they did elect them into this position. This occurred in Britain with the expenses scandal. Members of Parliament were claiming expenses to which they were not entitled to. There were some ridiculous cases where a person had claimed a large amount of money to build a moat around his duck house. 

The Government repaid everything immediately and the situation was done and dusted which is the positive side of Wikileaks and things like it can do.

 On the other hand, in Tunisia, a small amount of corruption was uncovered and this sent the country into a revolution. The president had to flee the country and many people were killed in riots and police trying to defend their positions. Many lives were lost and I believe that it is not worth to send people to their peril just to expose corruption. Even worse Egypt is in a revolution of its own which has been a knock on effect from Tunisia. More people have been killed and another so-called democracy is overthrown. 

I also believe that with no government these countries will be influenced by crime and terrorist organizations will shelter in these places. This will place the West in danger and even further loss of life will occur. Wikileaks has inadvertently set off a chain reaction which will in the end hit them the hardest.

Wikileaks hacks into people privacy and will expose whatever they find there. I believe that a person's private conversation and life should be respected and kept private. Nobody wants their private facts to be released as it can be highly embarrassing and stain that person career forever. This could prevent him from getting a job and could even end up in suicide.